Darmowe konto pozwoli wrócić do niego później.

prestigious Tate Gallery instead. However, shortly before he died in 1915, he made yet another

will which indicated that a gallery in Dublin should own his collection. As nobody had

witnessed the signing of the last will, the English court refused to recognize it as a legal

document, and the paintings remained in England. 5.1. _____ Yet, it was all in vain.

In 1956, two Irish citizens decided to do something about it. On April 12th, they stole

an Impressionist painting, Summer’s Day, from the Hugh Lane collection in the Tate Gallery.

5.2. _____ The former was a frequent visitor to the gallery, so he was a familiar figure. While

he pretended to be making a copy of the painting on a sketchpad, his accomplice lifted it off

the wall and put it inside a large portfolio they had brought with them. Next, they left the gallery

using the front door. The whole point of the robbery was to get publicity for the cause. They

even arranged for a press photographer to be on the spot and take a photo of them leaving

the gallery. As a result of their ingenious scheme, the photo and the news of the robbery made

the headlines the following day. 5.3. _____ The entire plan proved effective. Three years later,

an agreement was reached between Ireland and the UK that the collection would be shared

between the two countries, and in 1999, over 30 paintings returned to Dublin for good.

The theft of the painting from the Tate Gallery was worrying for art lovers because it showed

that there was a complete lack of security in a place where many masterpieces were kept.

5.4. _____ Fortunately, this did not happen.

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A. To make the authorities start negotiations, after a few days Summer’s Day was anonymously

delivered to the Irish embassy.

B. The British were also concerned that the publicity given to the case would lead to

the students being perceived as heroes fighting for the Irish cause, which could strain

British–Irish relations.

C. The ease with which the culprits committed this deed is still shocking. The thieves were

Paul Hogan, who was studying at the Dublin College of Art, and Bill Fogarty, a veterinary

student.

D. It proves that the caretaker on duty could have prevented the robbery, but he was outsmarted.

E. In the following decades, the Irish arts community and government made numerous

attempts to claim the canvases back.

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